• Choice C

    An included angle is the angle between two sides of a triangle.

    Step 1: draw the isosceles triangle △RST

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    **Step 2: find the measure of \angleS

    Since RS=RT\overline{\rm RS}=\overline{\rm RT}, it follows that \angleS = \angleT.

    Let \angleS = \angleT = x^\circ:

    50+x+x=18050^\circ+x+x=180^\circ
    x={18050}{2}=65\therefore x=\frac\{180^\circ-50^\circ\}\{2\}=65^\circ

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